WEST Somerset College has been removed from special measures after 18 months following a visit by Government inspectors.
In November 2014, Ofsted decided the college was failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education.
The inspectors said those responsible for leading, managing or governing the college were not demonstrating the capacity to secure the necessary improvement in the school.
Only 38 per cent of pupils had scored five GCSE passes at grade C or above that summer, including in Maths and English, leading to a series of complaints to Ofsted and calls for the principal Gaynor Comber to resign.
Inspectors who visited last November found that the college had taken positive steps towards the removal of its special measures rating, with a 13 per cent improvement in exam results, greater student attendance and better behaviour.
But they said more still needed to be done before the rating could be changed.
Now,And now, following the latest inspection, Ofsted has “recognised fully the huge progress” made by the college, enabling it to be pulled out of special measures.
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